boei

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See also: bōei

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch boei.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bui̯/
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Noun

boei (plural boeie, diminutive boeitjie)

  1. buoy

Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch boeye, from Old French boie (“fetter, chain, clog”), from Latin boia (“(leather) collar, band, fetter”).

Noun

boei f (plural boeien, diminutive boeitje n)

  1. buoy
  2. shackle
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: boei
  • Negerhollands: boei
  • → Indonesian: bui (“prison”)
  • → Papiamentu: bui, boei
  • → Sranan Tongo: bui

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

boei

  1. inflection of boeien:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative
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